Women, Politics, and Change

Edited by Karen Ross

Description

This report offers a range of perspectives on the role of women in formal politics in a variety of political contexts, from mature to more emergent democratic systems. The wide geographical range - from Africa to Europe, from China to Australia - is a significant strength of the book, as is the diversity of its methodological approaches and techniques.

Women, Politics, and Change

Edited by Karen Ross

Table of Contents

Section 1: Questions of representation: the theory/practice gap The representation of women: meaning and make-believe, Marian SawerDoes size matter? Critical mass and New Zealand's women MPs, Sandra GreyWomen's political participation in China: struggling to hold up half the sky, Jude HowellMaintaining a balance: the retention of women MSPs, Nicole Busby and Calum MacleodMainstreaming in Westminster and Whitehall: from Labour's Ministry for Women to the Women's Unit, Judith Squires and Mark Wickham-JonesSection 2: Gender and effect: the impact of women in politics Women and constitutional change in Scotland and Northern Ireland, A Brown, T Barnett Donaghy, F Mackay and E MeehanThe 'femocrat' strategy: expanding the repertoire of feminist activists, Lousie ChappellDeveloping democracy in Kosova: from grassroots to government, Chris CorrinWomen and politics in Africa: the case of Uganda, Donna PankhurstCompeting interests: democracy, Islamification and women politicians in Iran, Haleh Afshar'All the time his wife': portrayals of First Ladies in the Israeli press, Dafna Lemish and Gili DrobSection 3: Straight-talking: women politicians talk out experience Hitting the target: are Labour women MPs 'acting for' women?, Sarah ChildsOne step forward, two steps back? Women in the two main political parties in Wales, Julia Edwards and Laura McAllisterInvisible women: the political roles of Unionist and Loyalist women in contemporary Northern Ireland, Rachel WardWomen in the European Parliament, Jane FreedmanWomen's place in 'male' space: gender and effect in parliamentary contexts, Karen Ross